Box opener



Apr. 10, 1923 V 1,451,593

Q. SKAAR I 7 BOX OPENER Fi led Sept. 5, 1921 MAM- 'I N VEN TOR.

www /w wm Patented Apr. 10, 1923,

OLE SKAAR, OF AKRON, OHIO.

BOX OPENER.

- Application filed September 3, 1921. Serial Ito/498,283.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLE SKAAR, Clt1Z6Il of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, 5 have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Box Openers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a box opener, and has for its objeotthe production of a simple andeflicient means, which may be attached to the lid of a box, and permit thelidto be opened by pressing upon the opening means.

Another object of the invention is the production of a box opening means which consists of a minimum number of parts, and

whichmay-be cheaply manufactured.

Other obj ects of the present invention Wlll appear throughout the following specifica tion and claim. In the drawings: v

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a box, partly in section. Figure 2 is a front elevation of the opening means attached to the box.

Figure 3 is a top plan .view oi'a portion of the box, the opening means being attached thereto. i a

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that l designates the body of the box, such as a shoe blacking or salve box of the ordinary construction. A rib 2 is formed around the lower end of the box, as shown in Figure 1, and is adapted to be engaged by the lower end of the opening spring 3. The spring 3 isfixedly secured to thetop 4 of the box by means of a rivet'5, which passes through the overhanging end 6 of s the opening spring 3. The spring?) is bowed outwardly between its ends, so that the re W spective ends of the spring 3 will engage the bottom and top of the box, as shown clearly in Figure 1 of the drawing.

'to lie fiat thereon and terminate outwardly Whenlit. is desired to open the box, the op eratorwill place his thumb against the spring 3 and force the spring inwardly, forcing the top of thebox upwardly with respect to the body of the box, thereby permit ting the lid or cover 4 to be easily removed from the body of the box. By having the spring 3 secured to the top 4 and engaging the rib 2 at its lower end, it-will be seen that the top will be easily'raised when pressure is brought against the spring 3 'intermediate the. ends thereof.

Having fully described the invention, what is claimed is: J 1

In combination with a box including a body having a rib formed thereon and a cover for the body, a device for facilitating the removal of the cover from the body. including an arcuate spring body adapted to extend the entire height of the box, and an inwardly extending straight attaching ear arranged to overlie the top of the cover and of the center of the cover, the free lower end of the arcuate spring body engaging the rib when the cover is on they body, and means disposed adjacent to the edge of the top wall of the cover and extending through the top wall and the attaching ear for normally holding the device in position on the cover, the meeting portion of the arcuate resilient body and the attaching ear engaging the cover at all times, whereby swinging move 75 ment of the resilient body is prevented in :re-,

lation to the cover and rib.

In testimony whereof he aflixes his s1gnature 1n presenceof two witnesses.

, I oLE sK AR. Witnesses H. J. .Honcns, \V. H. RICHEY.

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